page_title: Interborough Rapid Transit Company
hierarchical_section_title: Interborough Rapid Transit Company
caption_attribution_description: English: An Old sign for the IRT at the Wall Street 2/3 stop.
context_page_description: The Interborough Rapid Transit Company was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the city in June 1940. The former IRT lines are now the A Division or IRT Division of the Subway.
context_section_description: The Interborough Rapid Transit Company (IRT) was the private operator of the original underground New York City Subway line that opened in 1904, as well as earlier elevated railways and additional rapid transit lines in New York City. The IRT was purchased by the city in June 1940. The former IRT lines (the numbered routes in the current subway system) are now the A Division or IRT Division of the Subway.
caption: An old IRT sign remains at Wall Street station.
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